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leap

Pronunciation: (lēp),
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[key]—v.,leaped or leapt, leap•ing,—n.

—v.i.1. to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch.2. to move or act quickly or suddenly: to leap aside; She leaped at the opportunity.3. to pass, come, rise, etc., as if with a jump: to leap to a conclusion; an idea that immediately leaped to mind.

—v.t.1. to jump over: to leap a fence.2. to pass over as if by a jump.
3. to cause to leap: to leap a horse.

—n.1. a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
2. the distance covered in a leap; distance jumped.
3. a place leaped or to be leaped over or from.
4. a sudden or abrupt transition: a successful leap from piano class to concert hall.5. a sudden and decisive increase: a leap in the company's profits.6. by leaps and bounds, very rapidly: We are progressing by leaps and bounds.7. leap in the dark, an action of which the consequences are unknown: The experiment was a leap in the dark.8. leap of faith, an act or instance of accepting or trusting in something that cannot readily be seen or proved.